The offshore wind project Vineyard Wind, which is partly owned by the Danish asset manager Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), can continue after being put on hold by the Trump administration. A judge in the state of Massachusetts ruled on Tuesday evening Danish time, writes Børsen.
Vineyard Wind is among the five offshore wind turbine projects in the US that the US administration stopped shortly before Christmas. But the energy investor would not be part of that, and it therefore chose to sue the US administration after the construction halt was ordered.
Empire Wind, which is being built by Norwegian Equinor, and Revolution Wind and Sunrise Wind, which Ørsted is in the process of building, were also among the wind farms that were ordered to stop work. They also chose to sue the administration and were successful earlier this month.
In his decision on Tuesday, the judge in Massachusetts, appointed by former President Joe Biden, emphasized that the project has been going through approvals and cooperation with American authorities for years.
Stopped for reasons of national security
According to articles from Finans, Vineyard Wind has been producing electricity since the beginning of 2025, but is not yet completed. The court documents state that the wind farm is 95 percent complete. A single wind turbine tower remains to be installed and blades are to be attached to ten wind turbines.
When the US administration stopped work on the five wind farms, it was stated that the reason was national security. According to the US Department of the Interior, the Pentagon had expressed concern that the movement of the wind turbine blades and reflective towers cause radar interference. But the judges did not find that there was documentation for those claims.
According to court documents, the construction halt has cost around two million dollars, equivalent to 12.4 million kroner in additional costs and lost revenue per day, writes Børsen.
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